diff --git a/spring-session-data-geode/src/integration-test/java/org/springframework/session/data/gemfire/serialization/data/support/DataSerializableSessionSerializerInitializerIntegrationTests.java b/spring-session-data-geode/src/integration-test/java/org/springframework/session/data/gemfire/serialization/data/support/DataSerializableSessionSerializerInitializerIntegrationTests.java
index b71eeeb..4808a55 100644
--- a/spring-session-data-geode/src/integration-test/java/org/springframework/session/data/gemfire/serialization/data/support/DataSerializableSessionSerializerInitializerIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-session-data-geode/src/integration-test/java/org/springframework/session/data/gemfire/serialization/data/support/DataSerializableSessionSerializerInitializerIntegrationTests.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
@@ -65,6 +66,11 @@ import org.springframework.session.data.gemfire.serialization.data.provider.Data
 @RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
 public class DataSerializableSessionSerializerInitializerIntegrationTests extends AbstractGemFireIntegrationTests {
 
+	@BeforeClass
+	public static void clearUsingDataSerialization() {
+		InitializingGemFireOperationsSessionRepository.INSTANCE.setUseDataSerialization(false);
+	}
+
 	@Mock
 	private Cache mockCache;